She did not say "for his sake," but in the new humility, the ardent wish to be all that a woman should be, little Kitty proved how true her love was, and might have said with Portia,- "For myself alone, I would not be Ambitious in my wish; but, for you, I would be Trebled twenty times myself; A thousand times more fair, Ten thousand times more rich."
"Kitty's Class Day And Other Stories"
Louisa M. Alcott
A singular day's programme this for the man who had Trebled the results of the victory of Jena by the remorseless energy of the pursuit.
"The Life of Napoleon I (Volumes, 1 and 2)"
John Holland Rose
Besides, could it be done, in Paris especially, where costs of living had Trebled,-the apartment of a magistrate, for instance, costing three thousand francs a year?
"The Lesser Bourgeoisie"
Honore de Balzac